The flash and intense heat of the nuclear explosion swallowed the Variable Fighter in mere moments. The entire world before Xiao Ran's eyes seemed to turn white, and the blinding light forced him to close his eyes. Only after the photosensitive systems on the screen and his helmet reacted, layer by layer blocking out the glare, did he slowly open his eyes again.
All kinds of alarms rang in his ears, warnings made entirely of beeps of varying lengths. Flashing red lights further alerted Xiao Ran to the Variable Fighter's dire condition.
Energy consumption accelerating, engine overheating and damaged, overall unit temperature rising, airframe subjected to severe impact, PS Armor tolerance reaching its limit...
Every warning told Xiao Ran that the Variable Fighter was in an extremely dangerous state. Such a terrible situation was one of the few most dangerous situations he had ever encountered.
Even facing this situation, Xiao Ran's expression did not change in the slightest. Maintaining the coldness and rationality of his Innovator state, he did not bother checking why the alarms were sounding. He simply kept the Variable Fighter at maximum speed as it continued falling downward.
A few seconds later, Xiao Ran reached out and lightly tapped and swiped across the control panel, selecting several options. As his fingers moved, the components of the heavy armor pack began dropping off the Variable Fighter one by one. The first to detach were the four Missile Pods on its legs, followed by the heavy armor on both sides of the fuselage.
The detached components scattered and were thrown behind the Variable Fighter. Explosions followed one after another, creating fireballs of varying sizes that were once again swallowed by the intense heat and white light. Of all the equipment on the Variable Fighter, only the two Additional Thrusters